Tinea Barbae Caused by Trichophyton verrucosum
Abstract
Tinea barbae is a dermatophyte infection of the bearded areas of the face and neck. The incidence of tinea barbae has decreased as improved sanitation. We report a case of tinea barbae in a 58-year-old-man, who presented with relatively well-defined erythematous pustular plaque on the upper lip. A fungal culture from tissue of the lesions was grown on Sabouraud dextrose agar and showed typical Trichophyton verrucosum. The nucleotide sequence of internal transcribed spacer for clinical isolate was identical to that of Trichophyton verrucosum strain ATCC 10695. The patient was treated with oral itraconazole for 3 months. The skin lesions improved 3 months after treatment, and recurrence has not been observed.
Keywords
Tinea barbae Trichophyton verrucosum
KJMM
2014 September;19(3):64-70(7). Epub 2016 February 16
Copyright © 2014 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Language
Korean/English
Author
You Bum Song; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Ji Young Yoo; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jun Gyu Song; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Departments of Laboratory Medicine,College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jung Ran Kim; Departments of Pathology,College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jong Soo Choi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
Corresponding
Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, 87 Dongdaero, Gyeongju, Kyungbuk, 780-350, Korea. Tel: +82-10-3805-9223, Fax: +82-54-770-8378, e-mail: smg@dongguk.ac.kr
Publication history
Received 24 April 2014;
Revised 3 August 2014;
Accepted 18 August 2014.
Acknowledgements
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You Bum Song
Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Ji Young Yoo
Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jun Gyu Song
Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh
Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha
Departments of Laboratory Medicine,College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jung Ran Kim
Departments of Pathology,College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jong Soo Choi
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
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